We got to meet in person with our collaborators Antoinette Abeyta from U of New Mexico, Gallup and Diana Dalbotten from U of Minnesota who came to ND to present as panelists in conference hosted by ND Institute for Advance Study on Resilience.Camille, Helena, Megan, and Julia at GCREWSummer 2021 Marsh Experiment at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center led by Helena Kleiner with help from Camille Patton, Julia Jones, and Megan VahsenWhat a bearing tree marking looked like from 1837Bearing trees are still used in 2010. This one was found on a hike in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula in 2021Bearing Trees. Left pic: At a Grand Rapids Public Museum exhibit, Jody’s family found a slab cut from a fallen hemlock tree in Tyrone Township, MI showing how the tree was blazed and marked with a special cutting iron to show the tree marked Section 2, Town 10 North, Range 12 West in Michigan. Bearing tree Jody’s family found on a hike. Ian Shuman studied abroad in Denmark in 2021. The top three pics are from his time in Norway and the bottom two are from a trip to the Faroe Islands. The lab has enjoyed living vicariously through Ian 🙂